Baby carrier



Patented July 26, 1949 UNITED OFFICE BABY CARREER Ellen Bergman, San Francisco, Calif.

Application May 5, i947, Serial No. 746,067

1 Claim. (Cl. 22d-4i) This invention relates to improvements in baby When this blank is folded on the line I6 and carriers. has its margin I1 sewed to the margins I8 and The principal object of this invention is to E9 of the seat a substantially U-shaped structure produce a device whereby a baby can be eiecis formed, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. tively carried upon the shoulder of a person, thus By now attaching a shoulder strap 2| to the releasing the arms from the strain and permitfront portion of the seat shown at D and havting their use for other purposes. ing its other end attached to the portion B an A further object of this invention is to proeffective carrying means is provided. The porduce a baby carrier which is economical to mantion of the strap which is attached as at D ufacture, light Weight and readily adjustable to 10 will pass between the legs of the child, thus preaccommodate for the sitting or reclining position venting any possibility of the child slipping from of the child. out of the carrier.

A still further object is to produce a baby car- An adjustable buckle arrangement 22 permits rier which can be formed for either right or left the securing yci the strap to the seat A and handed people through the use of the same blank also permits tilting of the seat so that the same material. is level when occupied by the child.

Another object is to provide means for ad- The belt 2l is formed of two pieCeS 0f matejusting the carrier to suit the needs of the user rial E and E which are cut from the matein relation to the position of the child. rial beine used, thereby eliminating any waste.

other objects and advantages will be appar- It will thus be seen that I have produced a ent during the course of the following descripbaby carrier which Will perform all of the objects tion. above set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part It is to be understood that the form of my inof this specification and in which like numerals vention herewith Shown and described is to be are employed to designate like parts throughout teken eS a preferred example of the Same and the Same, that various changes relative to the material,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my carrier look- Size, Shape and arrangement 0f Darts may be Ieing at the front thereof, and a carrier which Sorted te without departing from the spirit of would be positioned upon the right shoulder of the invention or the scope of the subioined lille use?. claim- Fig. 2 is a similar perspective View showing Having thus described mylvehtmmelam the rear of the carrier adjusted for a reclining In a baby carrier, a exible structure including position, and a bottom, a back Wall and a pair of side walls Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the blanks cut from extending upwardly from said bottom, said back a single strip of material. 35 wall having a vertically extending box pleat In order that a child may be transported by formed therein and having adjacent fold edges, an older person the same must be accomplished lacing connecting said fold edges, a strap having by carrying the child in that persons arms or one end secured to the front edge of one side by use of a baby carriage, gocart or the like. wall and its other end secured to the bottom at Applicant has devised a baby carrier which 40 the center of the forward edge thereof and an may be supported over a persons shoulders; also, adjusting strap having one end secured to the one which may be adjusted to accommodate for rst mentioned strap and its other end having the sitting or reclining position of the child, as snap hook connection with the other side wall.

well as one that is readily and easily transported ELLEN BERGMAN. from place to place and when folded Will occupy a .iiiriil'num amount of sdpace. h t REFERENCES CITED n e accompanying rawings w erein for he ,-1

purpose of illustration is shown a preferred emlhe ltowng rferenls are of record m the bodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 desig-y i le o; 1S pa em" naftes tie skeai;1 pirtion o tige carrier which has 50 UNITED STATES PATENTS a ap w ic ap is a ap ed to be folded over T- ,A upon the seat portion by folding upon the line Nluglbll Koplgame M 1,13; e1918 t, and when this is stitched forms a pocket for 1330485 MCGirt Fab' 10 1920 a relatively stiff seat board 8. 1523217 Juergesy Jen' 13 1925 t1 Snap and II serve to close the pocket after 55 1605473 Schneida' gm', 2 1926 ie sea oard is in place.

Attached to or formed integral with one side I? et a1 "SNO' g of the seat 5 is a rectangular blank l2, which is ep divided into side sections A and B and a back FOREIGN PATENTS SeCtOn C 60 Number Countr y Date The back sectlon 1s 1n turn provided With two 403,153 Great Britain Dec. 21, 1933 sets of eyelet holes I3 and I4. 

